This letter transmits amended Ohio Administrative Code rule 5101:9-22-16, "Employee access to confidential personal information," effective 1/11/16.

This rule has been reviewed in accordance with section 106.03 of the Revised Code, which requires the review of all state agency rules within a five-year period. This rule is required under division (B) of section 1347.15 of the Ohio Revised Code, which requires each state agency to adopt rules regulating access to the confidential personal information the agency keeps, whether electronically or on paper.

Changes to the rule include the following: policy clarifications and rearrangement of requirements throughout the rule. Updated the appendix by adding incorporation by reference dates and adding and removing relevant references throughout.